It's the ultimate fashion extravagance. And while only the very select few will ever have the decadent pleasure of hanging haute in their closets, we can all indulge in a little window shopping. It doesn't cost a thing, it always fits in our dreams, and merely looking is a pleasure—right down to that very last feather. —Bridget Foley
Yamamoto shook up the schedule by showing his spring ready-to-wear collection, rich with discreet drama and stellar craftsmanship, on the eve of the Paris haute couture collections. Karl Lagerfeld left his audience breathless with a Chanel collection that forged a perfect union of propriety and sexual drama. Picture Kate Moss as Marilyn Monroe. That's what John Galliano did as the basis for a "New Glamour" that, he says, "rips the stuffing out of couture." Jean Paul Gaultier played gender games—and a racy audiotape—while delivering a masterful collection. Oscar de la Renta bid farewell to the haute life with a lavish ode to fairy tale Russia, his last collection for the house of Balmain.
Versailles courtiers, rich rockers and even a touch of the poet—Donatella Versace transposed all things lavish with a rock 'n' roll sensibility. Christian Lacroix indulged in playful mystery with a Latin beat—not to mention plenty of feathers, frills and seductive masks. Emanuel Ungaro embraced a more, more, more philosophy in a collection with dual muses: Salome and Alexis Carrington. Valentino threw a hiss hit, inspired by the slithering beast's sensuality and strength, along with a few sinful pleasures. In his couture debut, American Ralph Rucci brought his intellectual chic to Paris.
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